over the counter

See also: over-the-counter

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over the counter

  1. (finance) Through direct trade; outside a standard stock exchange.
  2. (pharmacy) Able to be obtained without a doctor's prescription.
    Over-the-counter ED treatments are a poor substitute for prescription sex drugs or good old weed.
    • 2013 April 15, Pam Belluck, “Judge Strikes Down Age Limits on Morning-After Pill”, in The New York Times‎[1], archived from the original on 17 April 2020:
      A federal judge on Friday ordered that the most common morning-after pill be made available over the counter for all ages, instead of requiring a prescription for girls 16 and younger.
  3. (figuratively) Legitimately.
    Coordinate term: under the counter
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